Impact of positive images of a person with intellectual disability on attitudes: Randomised controlled trial

Psychiatrist

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 404-408

  Varughese, Sabu John ^a   Mendes, Vania ^b   Luty, Jason ^c  

^a Community Drug and Alcohol Service ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Southend on Sea and Cambridge and Peterborough Mental Health NHS Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 80755182397     PISSN: 17583209     EISSN: 17583217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.110.032425     Document Type: Article

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